School board, election commissioners inaugurated

Written by Meg Coker
Thursday, 03 January 2013 17:36

“There’s one thing you can give that you can’t get back and that is your time,” guest speaker Andy Dulaney said.”I appreciate you and all public officials for giving that.”Dulaney, who serves as the attorney for the Board of Supervisors, offered remarks at a swearing-in ceremony at the Tunica County Courthouse on Dec. 28. He was introduced by board president James Dunn.

Beat Five was Bailey’s priority

Written by Tunica Times
Thursday, 03 January 2013 17:35

Services for Wayne Martin Bailey, 76, of Dundee were held at 2 p.m. on December 23, 2012 at Berea Baptist Church, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Bud Shipley and Felton Mason officiated at the services.Bailey, a retired farmer, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012. He was a lifelong resident of Tunica County. He was elected to the Tunica County Board of Supervisors in 1980. He served four full terms and a partial term as the representative for District 5. He was selected vice president of the Board of Supervisors in 1988, serving two terms in that capacity.District One Supervisor James Dunn, who served with Bailey from 1984 through the mid 90s, remembered his colleague as someone “who was easy to work with.”

Faces of 2012

Women’s group spreads holiday cheer

Written by Tunica Times
Friday, 28 December 2012 00:00

A local women’s group has taken on the task of spreading holiday cheer by contributing to causes and individuals in need during the holiday season.The group of Tunica women, which is officially associated with the Sweet Potato Queens but prefers to remain anonymous, formed last year when several members began seeing one another on frequent occasions while dining at a popular downtown eatery. “It’s been about a year ago that a group of women my age were going to the (Café) Marie and were seeing each other there a lot,” explained a member of the group, who requested to remain anonymous. “So we decided to put the word out to see if anyone else wanted to have an organized group and they did.”